Everything about this unusual building tells you that scientific research can be conducted in an environment of both zest and dignity.

NEWYORKER: Laboratory Conditions

It takes, though, not just a gambling spirit but unusual arrogance to risk everything on lying under oath in the High Court.

ECONOMIST: Jonathan Aitken

Finally, the serious enthusiast looking for the rarest of the rare should take a trip through the music listings at eBay, where you'll find everything from promotional one-offs to unusual imports, all for sale to the highest bidder.

CNN: Where to buy music on the Web

They've spent months working with the community in Govan to create a piece which will involve firing language across the river, using unusual or obsolete technology - everything from choirs to flags to medieval catapults (their trebuchet is well under way in a nearby lockup).

BBC: GI festival keeps pushing boundaries

This week's story about John Kerry's botched joke tells us what we already know - that constant attention on everything a politician says or does requires an unusual level of discipline and skill to avoid disaster.

NPR: Before Midterms, a Chat with Sen. Barack Obama

Donne in Musica is internationally recognised for the diversity of innovative music projects and is a name for everything new in music: festivals, concerts, events, symposiums, exhibitions, bold presentations of new works and unusual musicological research.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE